Dodge, I bought my L75 NOS only about 10 years ago for $300. You can still buy a mint L75 for $500 or less. The motor will run forever, and if it doesn't, there's a huge source of information on how to rebuild them on Lenco Lovers website. Every other part of the turntable is either easily restored or has been reproduced. I spent about $500 to have my slate plinth made and about $300 on the PTP top plate. Even with the overkill bearing (I think I wrote $800, but now I recall it was more like $600), I have about $1900 in the whole thing, less the tonearm. $2500 buys you a generic belt drive with MDF plinth, platter of either glass, alu, or MDF, and a tiny weak motor with a rubber belt.
K4star, I strongly disagree with your assessment of the importance of the turntable. Music has tones played in strict time. When you play an LP, the turntable alone is responsible for the y-axis, time. Without precise timing, music loses its foundation.
K4star, I strongly disagree with your assessment of the importance of the turntable. Music has tones played in strict time. When you play an LP, the turntable alone is responsible for the y-axis, time. Without precise timing, music loses its foundation.